Elia Kazan, (pronounced EEL-ya ka-ZAHN) September 7, 1909 – September 28, 2003, was a Greek-American award-winning film and theatre director, film and theatrical producer, screenwriter, novelist and cofounder of the influential Actors Studio in New York in 1947. Kazan was a three-time Academy Award winner, a five-time Tony Award winner, a four-time Golden Globes winner as well as a recipient of numerous awards and nominations in other prestigious festivals as the Cannes Film Festival and the Venice Film Festival. Read more at Wikipedia


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Weinstein showcases Grace Kelly, Mandela flicks

...the Rye" film, noting that he was told by Salinger's estate that the decades-long list of suitors begins not with him, but Elia Kazan and Mike Nichols. The long-awaited "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom," starring Idris Elba, places Mandela almost in an action...

At Cannes Weinstein Showcases Grace Kelly, Mandela Flicks

...in the Rye" film, noting that he was told by Salinger’s estate that the decades-long list of suitors begins not with him, but Elia Kazan and Mike Nichols. The long-awaited "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom," starring Idris Elba, places Mandela almost in an action...

10 cult favorite movies streaming on Hulu Plus

...brutal film that totally subverts the usual Hollywood attempts at biography. Zoe Kazan--the granddaughter of filmmaker Elia Kazan--is not classically beautiful, but she has a heart-shaped presence that makes her endearing and adorable. She stars in the much...

Oscars 2014: Harvey Weinstein Has Most of the Best Actresses

...making JD Salinger’s “Catcher in the Rye” into a film. He wrote a letter and was told he was :”like 9000 on the list. Elia Kazan and Mike Nichols were actually in the running once.” Harvey introduced the filmmakers for “Mandela: The Long Walk to Freedom,”...

JD Salinger documentary gets first screening at Cannes

...to make The Catcher in the Rye into a film. Through the documentary, he learned that he was "about 9000th in line" with Elia Kazan "at number one" and "Mike Nicholls also in high consideration". Salinger authorised no film adaptations of his stories after...

Weinstein previews clips of Princess Grace film at Cannes

...possibility of making a film version of The Catcher in the Rye. He said he was told he was 9,000th on the list of suitors: No. 1 was the late director Elia Kazan (A Streetcar Named Desire, On The Waterfront) and Mike Nichols was also under consideration....

Scorsese’s Silence Gathering

...1.37. Scorsese also mentioned that work is being gone on forthcoming restorations of Nicholas Ray‘s Rebel Without A Cause, Elia Kazan‘s East of Eden and George Stevens‘ Giant. I told Scorsese that the restored Giant actually screened at the TCM Classic Film...

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